Tag: No Mans Sky
Review No Man's Sky (PS5) - Divisive Survival Game Plays Best with This Next-Gen Upgrade
Galaxy brain
No Man's Sky is not the same game it was when it launched in 2016. The PlayStation 4 generation has seen the emergence of evolving software, and Hello Games' ultra-ambitious space survival adventure is a shining example of that. After enormous excitement, what we had on day one failed to live up to expectations. While the sense of...
News No Man's Sky PSVR Can Be Played on PS5 via Backwards Compatibility
Strap those helmets on
No Man's Sky is back in the news cycle today, as it's been confirmed the game is coming to PlayStation 5. If you own the PS4 version, you'll be able to carry on with the next-gen version via a free update that introduces all manner of enhancements. Hidden among all this is some good news for virtual reality explorers, though:...
News No Man's Sky Getting Huge Update for PS5, Free Upgrade for PS4 Players
Sky's the limit
No Man's Sky's transformative evolution continues, as it's now been confirmed for PlayStation 5. An enormous Next Generation update has been announced for the space exploration game, meaning you'll be able to play an enhanced version of the game on day one on your brand new PS5 — and yes, there's no charge. There are numerous...
News No Man's Sky Origins Update Available Now on PS4, Adds Huge Amount of New Content
New planets, creatures, terrain, weather effects, and more
No Man's Sky crops up every now and again, and every time it does, there's some gigantic update. The latest is Origins, a typically enormous, game-changing overhaul. The update is out right now on PlayStation 4 with a free, 11GB patch. So, what could Origins possibly add to the already...
News No Man’s Sky Origins Is Latest Major Update, Releases Next Week
"The beginning of something new"
It hasn't been all that long since No Man's Sky's last big content update, Desolation, but Hello Games has been working on yet another. The studio has announced Origins, the latest major refresh to the persistent space exploration title. We don't know too much about it right now, but the update is due to arrive this...
News No Man's Sky Dev Is Working on a 'Huge, Ambitious' New Game, Not a Sequel
Hello, Hello
No Man's Sky developer Hello Games is working on a "huge" and "ambitious" new game, according to an interview with Polygon. Founder Sean Murray also confirms that this unnamed project is not a sequel to No Man's Sky. Don't get too excited just yet, though. This thing's currently in "very early" development, so it'll likely be a while...
News No Man's Sky: Desolation Update Adds New Playable Environments
Search for loot and story
No Man's Sky only just added cross-play to its long list of features last month and now it's already back with another PlayStation 4 update. Titled Desolation, this latest update adds a new playable environment to the vast reaches of space in the form of seemingly abandoned freighters packed full of loot and story beats...
News No Man's Sky to Support Cross-Play Starting Tomorrow
Explore the galaxy together
The post-launch success story that is No Man's Sky has been incredibly well documented up to now, and those still playing the space explorer are about to receive yet another welcome feature. Starting tomorrow, Hello Games' biggest title to date will support cross-play across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. This marks yet...
News No Man's Sky Gets Mechs in Latest Free Update, Available Now on PS4
Exo Mech update ready to go
No Man's Sky continues to receive regular, meaty updates with yet another substantial addition from Hello Games. The latest free game update is named Exo Mech, and adds in the cool-looking Minotaur mech suit. You can see some gameplay footage in the above trailer. Usable in and out of PlayStation VR, you can hop into...
News No Man's Sky Gets Living Ships in Latest Major Update on PS4
This is living
A lot of the space ship designs in No Man's Sky are very cool, but have you ever wished you could ride around inside a flying alien instead? Just us? Okay. Well, that's what you get anyway in the Living Ships update, available now on PlayStation 4. As the name suggests, the big new feature this time around is the inclusion of organic...
News You Can Now Make Music in No Man's Sky with Latest Update on PS4
Like the sound of that
Hello Games has just released the latest patch for its ongoing space-faring adventure game, No Man's Sky. The now-massive title has been brought up to version 2.24 with this new update, and it's available to download now on PlayStation 4. So, what's new? Only a full audio creation tool. This new update adds a new device named...
News Synthesis Is the Latest No Man's Sky Update, Adds and Refines Even More Features
VR photo mode! Multiple outfits! VR creature riding!
No Man's Sky has evolved immeasurably since its initial launch, with pretty regular updates that have each made dramatic changes to the experience. Beyond was probably the most significant of these, but the very latest update, named Synthesis, is nothing to sniff at either. Releasing today on...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Patch 2.12 Out Now, Brings Improvements to PSVR Support
Above and Beyond
A few days ago, it was discovered that an incoming patch for No Man's Sky would aim to improve the visual quality of the game's new PlayStation VR mode. That update has now arrived on PS4 with patch 2.12, which is ready for download. It's a hefty update at 4.7GB, but as usual, Hello Games has packed it full of enhancements of all...
News Incoming No Man's Sky PS4 Patch Will Improve Image Quality in PSVR Mode
Beyond blur
No Man's Sky's Beyond update has rejuvenated the colourful space exploration title, acting as a sort of re-launch. Among many other things, the game-changing expansion added in support for PlayStation VR, a feature many players had been asking for since launch. While the VR mode is well implemented, it does significantly reduce the...
News No Man's Sky: Beyond Plots a Course for Retail Stores on PS4
Fly away
No Man’s Sky: Beyond, the latest version of Hello Games’ revived space exploration outing, will crash-land onto retail stores from 10th September in North America and 11th September in Europe. The physical copy will ship with all of the latest updates pre-installed, and will boast brand new box art – including that all-important...
Hands On No Man's Sky Beyond Brings a New Lease of Life to the Ambitious Adventure
Hello again
Let's get one thing clear: at the end of the day, this is still No Man's Sky. That might sound silly, but the excitement surrounding the huge Beyond update may have had people hoping for an unrecognisable, utterly transformative new experience. Beyond does many things to the game, but at its core, this is the very same space exploration...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Patch 2.04 Fixes Some Nasty Crashing Issues on PS4
Smooth sailing
No Man's Sky's Beyond update launched yesterday, bringing a new lease of life to the divisive space exploration game. While it adds all kinds of new features to the already huge experience, some players - including this author - ran into some pretty glaring problems. Namely, hard crashes when playing on an old save file. However,...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Patch Notes Are Truly Gigantic and Game-Changing
Above and beyond
No Man's Sky's 'Beyond' update is available to download right now on PlayStation 4, adding new, key features such as PlayStation VR support and vastly expanded multiplayer options. But what about the finer details of the update? Alongside these highlights, the patch includes a massive list of gameplay tweaks and additions, all of...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Is Available to Download Now on PS4
Huge update is ready for launch
The latest enormous update to Hello Games' No Man's Sky is now available. Titled Beyond, the free update is a jam-packed revamp of the space exploration game, with some major new features that people have been asking for since launch. To summarise, the key new additions to No Man's Sky are: Full PlayStation VR...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Introduces Multiplayer Social Space, the Nexus
Check out the launch trailer
No Man's Sky has been through substantial changes since its rocky arrival on PlayStation 4. Hello Games has been updating the title with huge new features and extra content, and the new Beyond update is no different. Launching on 14th August, it brings expanded multiplayer, PlayStation VR support, and more besides to the...
News No Man's Sky's Beyond Update Launches 14th August Along with PSVR Support
Three big updates in one
No Man's Sky's next big update, titled Beyond, will arrive on PS4 in just a few short weeks on 14th August. It also brings with it one of the community's biggest requests - PlayStation VR support. The patch, free for all players, is said to be three huge updates rolled into one large content offering at once that is a mix...
News No Man's Sky's Sean Murray Gives Telling Advice to ANTHEM and Fallout 76 Devs
Listen up
It's no secret that No Man's Sky has come a long, long way since it launched back in 2016. Developer Hello Games knuckled down and put its all into improving the game over the last few years, and now the title's the best that it's ever been. It took some time, but we got there in the end. Unfortunately, No Man's Sky isn't the most recent...
News No Man's Sky Community Thank Hello Games by Hiring a Billboard Outside the Studio's Office
That's a big thank you
Here's a heartwarming story to lift your spirits ahead of the weekend: the No Man's Sky community over on Reddit have hired a billboard outside developer Hello Games' office. Why? To say thanks to the team, of course. Through crowdfunding, the community has raised over $2000 over on GoFundMe at the time of writing. That'll pay...
State of Play No Man's Sky Beyond Update Finally Brings PSVR Support
18 quintillion virtual worlds
From the very start, players have been calling for virtual reality support to be added to the huge space exploration game, No Man's Sky. It always seemed like a good fit; walking around surreal alien planets in a virtual space just makes sense, doesn't it? Well, good news: the Beyond update for No Man's Sky, revealed...
News No Man's Sky Beyond Is the Next Big Update Coming to the Space Exploration Title
Above and beyond
Even before you hop into the game itself, No Man's Sky has been on quite the journey, hasn't it? It's had more ups and downs than a department store elevator, going from overwhelming hype before release to disappointment at launch. Hello Games' ongoing project has been improved immensely since it arrived in 2016, and it seems to be...
News No Man's Sky Visions Update Adds Further Planet Variation, Community Missions, More on PS4
Expanding universe
The post-launch support for No Man's Sky has been pretty unbelievable all things considered, and as promised, Hello Games is continually bolting on new features and upgrades to keep the divisive experience fresh. The latest major update for the game, Visions, is out tomorrow on PS4, taking the game up to version 1.75, and it...
News No Man's Sky Huge The Abyss Update Is Here, New Trailer Has All the Info
Deeper and down
The Abyss, the latest big update for No Man's Sky, is out today on PlayStation 4. It brings a load of improvements to the game, and focuses on underwater habitats as well as aquatic alien life. You can expect new story stuff, new building structures, new creatures, and even overhauled swimming and diving controls. Very nice. Anyway,...
News No Man's Sky: The Abyss Is a Spooky Free Update Landing Next Week on PS4
In deep
Since the launch of the massive NEXT update for divisive space exploration game No Man's Sky, Hello Games has been continually updating and improving the title every week. There's a lot of effort going into making the game the best it can be, with the small developer recently adding the ability to further customise your character and a brand...
News No Man's Sky VR Support Mentioned in Recent Player Survey
It's happening?
One of the many requested features for No Man's Sky is support for virtual reality. Now players can finally get together and explore thanks to the huge NEXT update, the next major thing on the list is being able to visit the game's strange, colourful worlds in VR. Going by Hello Games' new survey, it seems the small developer is...
Weirdness No Man's Sky Video Shows the Brilliance of Procedurally Generated Missions
Hey, it's me
Procedurally generated missions or quests in games can be hit and miss. In Fallout 4, for example, you can pick up a procedural quest that takes you halfway across the map and the journey becomes an adventure in itself -- but it's not always that engaging. You might find a mission that has you wander around looking for specific items,...
Random Sean Murray's Face Immortalised on No Man's Sky Planet
Murray on Mars
You’ve got to respect Sean Murray. Hello Games’ lead man may have spoken out of turn around the launch of No Man’s Sky, but the developer has had to deal with an Internet backlash unlike any other seen before. That he even continues to get out of bed is a testament to his strength of character, but he’s actually found the...
News No Man's Sky Patch 1.51 Released on PS4, Fixes Nasty Save Bug
Hazard protection
No Man's Sky's NEXT update launched just a few days ago, but Hello Games has already put out a new patch in an effort to stamp out some bugs. Most notably, the patch fixes an issue where players were unable to reload their save data under certain conditions, meaning they had to start afresh to keep playing. It's ready to download...
DLC Review NEXT Makes No Man's Sky the Best It's Ever Been
NEXT gen
The tale of No Man's Sky is fascinating. This enormously ambitious game comes from a tiny Guildford studio, previously known for Joe Danger. Excitement swirled out of control, regrettable things were said during interviews, and people were losing their minds. When the game launched two years ago, it all came crumbling down. Expectations...
News No Man's Sky NEXT Update Is Available to Download Now on PS4
We have liftoff
No Man's Sky's huge new content update, entitled NEXT, is finally upon us. This free expansion to the divisive space exploration game is ready for download right now on PS4. In case you need a reminder, NEXT brings multiplayer, third person, character customisation, a graphical overhaul, and much more to the title. It's a massive...
News No Man's Sky Dev Promises Better Communication with the Game's Community
Ground control to Major Sean
No Man's Sky NEXT is out today, in case you didn't already know. Quite possibly the game's most anticipated update ever, NEXT adds full multiplayer to the space-faring game, among other things. And with so much buzz surrounding the title, lead developer Sean Murray has posted a rather heartfelt message over on the...
News Hello Games to Continue Supporting No Man's Sky with Weekly Updates
To infinity and beyond
As you may be aware, No Man's Sky is set to receive a substantial content update entitled NEXT on 24th July, adding multiplayer, a third person camera, new missions, and more to the gigantic space exploration game. However, this isn't the last of Hello Games' plans for support. The teensy studio will be delivering miniature...
Poll Will You Be Playing No Man's Sky NEXT?
Space race
No Man's Sky NEXT launches next week on PlayStation 4. The update is set to add to the game rather dramatically, with the highlight being the introduction of full multiplayer functionality. It only took around two years, but yes, it's finally here. Well, almost. We need to know, though: is NEXT going to be enough to get you playing No...
News No Man's Sky Creator Sean Murray Finally Addresses Game's Vitriolic Reception
"It was as bad as things can get"
No Man's Sky is a far different game now than when it first launched on PS4 almost two years ago, but that initial release was met with an incredibly mixed response. Many were furious, because features that Hello Games' Sean Murray spoke about during interviews were missing, but it didn't end at simple complaints...
News No Man's Sky NEXT Trailer Shows Off Multiplayer Space Exploration on PS4
Out NEXT week
We've known about the massive NEXT update for No Man's Sky for a while now, but the launch is nearly upon us. On 24th July, you'll finally be able to explore the game's unfathomably large space sim with your friends, and Hello Games has released a trailer to get you in the mood. No Man's Sky's main man, Sean Murray, took to the
News No Man's Sky NEXT Update Introduces Multiplayer, Launches in July
Lift off
Earlier this week, the Xbox One box art for No Man's Sky gave us a huge clue that the NEXT update might include multiplayer. After appearing on Microsoft's Inside Xbox show, Sean Murray has confirmed that multiplayer is indeed heading to the procedurally generated universe when the update arrives on 24th July. Murray describes No Man's...
Rumour No Man's Sky's Xbox One Box Art Hints at Multiplayer
Some Men's Sky
One of the biggest complaints lobbied at No Man's Sky is that it doesn't have the multiplayer one of the game's programmers, Sean Murray, suggested it would. If the below box art for the recently announced Xbox One version is to be believed, however, the feature could well be on the horizon. A little while back, Murray announced...
News No Man's Sky NEXT is the Game's 'Largest Update So Far', Coming This Summer
Re-launch
Hello Games is still quietly beavering away at its love-it-or-hate-it space sim, No Man's Sky. Sean Murray took to Twitter this morning to announce something called No Man's Sky NEXT. There's little to go on for now, but Murray teases that No Man's Sky NEXT is the "largest update so far" to the game when it's released this Summer, which...
News There's a Person Building Fast Food Restaurants in No Man's Sky
Lovin' it
No Man’s Sky added its base building features a little while back, but we were oblivious to the fact that people were actually getting rather creative with them. Take the YouTube account Boid Gaming, which appears to be occupying itself by building fast food restaurants in the far expanses of Hello Games’ enormous universe. First up,...
Poll 1 Year Later, What Are Your Thoughts on No Man's Sky?
Sky's the limit
No Man's Sky first launched one year ago yesterday. Or the day before, depending on your region. After years of hype, the sci-fi exploration title was met with a rather lukewarm reception. Reviews were mixed, as was player opinion, but the game did secure a hardcore following. For a while, developer Hello Games went dark, but it...
News Huge No Man's Sky PS4 Patch 1.3 Does Add Multiplayer, Kind Of
Technically, at least
Hello Games has released the patch notes for No Man's Sky update 1.3, and they include a couple of surprises. As previously reported, the patch adds new story content and portals which allow you fast travel between locations. On top of all that, though, 1.3 actually adds a form of multiplayer. Kind of. The developer...
News No Man's Sky Patch 1.3 Discovers New Story Content and Fast Travel Portals
Out this week
Well, you're not getting multiplayer (yet), but Hello Games has finally detailed what's in store for No Man's Sky on its first anniversary. Following a load of cryptic clues that we're not even going to pretend we understand, the game's hardcore community has uncovered the sci-fi title's next big update. No Man's Sky version 1.3, also...
Rumour No Man's Sky May Finally Be Getting Multiplayer
Aim for the stars
Now this is a pretty juicy rumour - especially if you're a fan of No Man's Sky. Cast your mind back to the time just after the game launched, and you'll probably remember all that outrage regarding the title's lack of multiplayer. Players tried to meet up with each other within the virtual universe, but it turned out that the...
News Expect Another Big No Man's Sky Update to Drop Next Month
Ever expanding universe
No Man's Sky may have disappointed many a player, but developer Hello Games is still working hard to improve its intergalactic title. Although not without its flaws, there's no denying that the release has evolved beyond its initial form thanks to the studio's continued efforts, and it sounds like further alterations are...
News No Man's Sky's New PS4 Update Will Let You Build Race Tracks
Also adds PS4 Pro support, photo mode, and much more
Hello Games has outlined all of the features you can expect to find in No Man's Sky's forthcoming Path Finder update – and we're not going to lie, it sounds kinda rad. The free download – which will build upon the features incorporated as part of last year's Foundation update – will...
News No Man's Sky Finds the Path to a Major PS4 Patch
Will add vehicular exploration
To be fair to Hello Games, the last update to No Man's Sky was a major one, adding base building and a bit more purpose to the deep space adventure. And now the small Guildford-based studio has announced a second major patch, named the 'Path Finder' update. According to the studio, this will add a vehicle which you'll...
